Librarian Career Development: Volume 4 Issue 3

Continuing professional development for the information discipline of records management. Part 2: report of a research project

Lesley King, Catherine Hare, Julie McLeod

Presents the results of a research project into the continuing vocational education (CVE) training needs of records management practitioners. Makes suggestions on the implications…

Holland’s typological theory and its implications for librarianship and libraries

Michael Afolabi

Holland postulated that the choice of a vocation is partly related to a person’s personality. He theorized that members of a vocation would tend to have similar personalities and…

Staff perceptions of careers information

Paul Greer, Tanya Caulton

Reports on the results of a questionnaire distributed to the staff of a Careers Service regarding the provision of information. Examines the role of the Careers Service and the…

Selecting your team: how to find the right people

Alison Jago

Emphasizes that the success of the library/information service is largely dependent on the ability of the manager to select the right people to make up the team. Stresses that…

Up the junction: some advice for the older unemployed professional

Marigold Cleeve

Outlines how to deal with unemployment following early retirement or redundancy. Discusses job‐search strategy, and alternative choices for a future career.